The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-08
A CONSTABLE STRUCK.
CAPT. BENNETT IS ASSAULTED
Twice by Lon nIcManaway while Serving a
Warrant upon him-A Tough Youth Who
will Probably play Checkers with his
Soae TIL tho Spring limo Comes. Y

warrant upon hlm-A Tough Youth who
will Probably play Checkers with his
Soae TIL tho Spring limo Comes.
Lon McManaway 10 again In the hands
Of the law, and this tlmo the chancaa are
that /! will be come time before no will DO
at liberty again. He wan on o wild and
drunken carsor yesterday and wound
up In the county Jail last night charged
with assault and battery, carrying con.
cealed weapons and reDiating and assault.
Ing an officer In the discharge OF his duty;
each ofIenus was Of an aggravated nature.
In addition to allthis, by his performances
he forfeited bond Of 800 given twenty.
four honra before to keep the peace Tor
one year. McMsnaway Is q young man
whose reputation for come time past has
been anything but desirable one. He
10 q Rtep.hon Of Bill McManaway,
owner OF saloon In tho Second
ward market place, Of which
Lon ha1 had charge. 1t 10 run as an all.
night place and on several occasions diff.
culties have taken place there requiring
police interference. Tuesday Lon and q
young girl named Ella Miller wore ar.
raigned bslore Juatlcs Phillips on com.
plant OF the girls mother; thess cases,
So reported in yesterdays pBpsy, weIe I'D.
justed by Lon being fined 81 and costs
and being put under bonds OF SlOO to
keep tho peace for one year, tho girl was
allowed to 70 on promising 10 have
nothing more to do with McManaway.
1t appears that Lon and his stepfather
have not been getting on we'll together Of
late, and the old man refused to 10 on
Ions bond. Some one satisfactory to Jus
tico Phillips was secured, however, and
Lon was releaaed. In the meantime Bill
had decided to dispen1s with Ions ser.
vices as manager OF tho saloon and turned
the concern over to his son Charles. Be-
ing made acquainted with this change Of
atialrs, Lon In company with George Ben
nett, who has been employed at the
McManaway place az barkesper, started
out yesterday morning for time. They
procured horlo and buggy and went out
the National road, and stopping at Fulton
proceeded to get lighting drunk.
About 10 o'clock James Bowmsn, a
farmer, passed through that suburb on his
way to this city with a load OF hay. He
stopped to get drink and encountered the
two young mon. According to his story
they without any provocation commenced
to abuse him and concluded their attack
by asaaulting him with handbillies, in
juring him quite severely. He made his
way into town as tRst as possible and
awore out warrants before Justice Phillips
charging each with assault and battery
and carrying concealed weapons.
These warrants -wero placed In the
banda Of Capt. Tom Bennett, who found
Bennett about o'clock and took him DO.
fore the Justce, who fixed bis hearing
for 10 O'Clock this morning. After Supper
Captain Bennett was looking about the
Market Square for Lon McManaway, when
Charles McMsnaway approached him
and told him that Lon had gone to Bell.
ARE. A littlo later the Captain decided to
look through the McMnnsway place.
AS he passed behind the screen he
saw the man he wanted, and
going to where he was, told him
that he had warrant for him. There
were ak or seven Well-known characters
in the place and they gathered about.
Lon asked that the warrant DO read, which
the Captain did. Lon then said he would
no:go. Bennett told him be would have
to accompany him. Lon, who was still
Intoxicated, said he would kill tho man
who touched him. Bennett believing this
to be a bluff, took hold Of him, when quick.
as flash Lon bit him stunning blow in
the eye, that sent him Keeling. Bennett,
looking for q general assault, started to
pull his revolver, when the crowd closed
in on him and Lon skipped out the back
way.
Bennett getting ont OF the place, called
Officer Dunlap to hia assistance, and etart-
ed to run McMRuawsy down. Shortly
after they found him in Lizzie Carlos
place, in Meriben's row, lying on bed.
He wac at once esizsd and hurried to the
Justices Office; he kicked nearly sll the
way down, and after getting to the
office, asked how many charges were
against him. He was tod that
there wero only two. He then
suggested that resisting an officer be
added, and got up as though to get a
drink. Turning suddenly, be gave Capt
Bennett, who Has sitting down, two blows
in thefsce. Bennetteprsng onhimlike an
avalanche and bore him down 10 the floor.
He would probably. have thumped the
sensea out Of him, ior this Captain WAS mad
by this time, had not other conslables
aud Officer Dunlap interfered and pulled
Bennett off. For few minutes there was
a scene OF Wild excitement in the narrow
confines OF the Justices Office; a water
pitcher was broken and furniture tossed
about generally. The additional charge
McMsnaway desired was entered 10
sgainst him and ho was hustled of to iaii,
Justice Phillips would not say who had
gone on Ions bond the day before but be
did say that he should certify the fec, that
1t was forfeited to court and he felt sure
that 1t would DO ordered collected. It was
the opinion Of other county oilicials tnat
this would DO done and also that Bic Man.
away stood good chow OF getting 8 year
lor hia resistance. This morn.
ing m additional charge OF
sontompt OF court will prob.
ably confront the young man. And
It 10 not improbable tast the perfous in
the saloon when Lon escaped vii! BE- or.
rested for resisting m officer. Charles
McManaWay, after the racket in tbs ca.
loon, went before Justiss arkio and asked
TOR warrant for Captain Benefits arrest
for threatening to shoot and carrying a
pistol; it was very properly refused.
1T.